Cottages

There is something quietly moving about a building that refuses to be forgotten. This 650-square-foot cottage in Woodstock, New York, started life as a barn on a Catskills farm, and its hand-hewn beams still carry the marks of the hands that raised them roughly a century ago. Rather than tear it down, the owner reimagined [...]

These 960-square-foot cottage plans are perfect for a family who wants to downsize but needs some wiggle room. It can comfortably sleep four regularly with two bedrooms and a shared bathroom. The kitchen, living, and dining space share a great room with vaulted ceilings and a brick fireplace for ambiance. The front and back each [...]

This beautiful stone cottage in the Jizera Mountains of Czechia (Czech Republic) is a sweet, small home with a first-floor bedroom and a large loft bedroom/game area. The bottom half of the house is all stone, but the dramatic A-frame roof has beautiful traditional siding. The main living area is partially below ground, with an [...]

This modern ranch-style house is excellent for a sprawling piece of property. The plans even come with an attached one-car garage, perfect if you live somewhere with snowfall. The home is 926 square feet and includes two bedrooms and two bathrooms. The house’s main room has a wall almost entirely made of windows, and the [...]

These are the plans for a lovely small bungalow with two mirrored bedrooms, two covered porches, and a beautiful fireplace! A perfect tiny family home, this space even has a mudroom corner off the back porch to catch shoes, coats, and backpacks. The living room comfortably fits a couch and built-ins around the fireplace, and [...]

It’s always great to find plans for little houses—just more significant than the 400 square feet most municipalities need to let you build on a foundation. The White Oaks plans are for a 523 sq. ft. cottage with a clever Murphy Bed set-up in the main living/dining/kitchen area to keep everything on one level. The [...]